Enjoy Welcome Cocktail Party with the key speakers, organizers and sponsors of the event.Dress code: Smart Casual (NO Cap-Sleeveless-Short-FlipFlop-Sandal)

Day 2. May 4

Gallery at Meydan Hotel

07:00 - 08:30

Breakfast The Meydan Hotel

Farriers Restaurant

09:00 - 09:30

Opening Remark

State of Decentralization and Futurama Dubai Overview

Joshua Hong

09:30 - 10:30

Panel Discussion #1 - Future of ICO as Global Financing Mechanism

ICO is fast becoming a major source of funding for startups around the world. Will this continue and how will regulators around the world react to this? What are new emerging areas of traditional financing that could be disrupted through tokenization?

Moderator: Joshua Hong

Brock Pierce

Carlos Domingo

Kamran Khan

Jonathan Teo

10:30 - 11:15

Panel Discussion #2 - Decentralized and Open-Source AI

AI has become an Arms race among major corporations in U.S. and China. But, there are a group of VCs and blockchain AI entrepreneurs taking on the tasks of decentralizing AI and data ownership. What are their latest projects?

Moderator: Joshua Hong

Pascal Weinberger

Dimitry Matskevich

Simone Giacomelli

Dmitry Gorilovsky

11:15 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:00

Keynote: The role of AI in decentralized world

What are the latest trends in blockchain technologies and why and how AI can play a pivotal role in turning these trends into a mass adoption?

Miko Matsumura

12:00 - 12:45

Panel Discussion #3 - What is AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and how blockchain can revolutionize it?

This panel talk about how AGI can play a central role in shaping the future of AI. The key question is how will we safeguard it from becoming SkyNet? What are the latest technologies and approaches that can make the ultimate dream a reality.

Moderator: Federico Pistono

Dr. Paul Lee

John Doe

Toufi Saliba

12:45 - 13:00

Camp Cyberia - Ping of Polaris

Ping of Polaris is an ambitious art car project by Camp Cyberia on the playa during Burning Man 2018. It aims to use 230,000 ping pong balls threaded with wires and enhanced by LED lights in order to pay homage to those in unfair and exploited sex labor around the world.

Danver Chandler

13:30 - 15:00

ICO Pitch

9x 10-min ICO Pitches in the Gallery and 10 dedicated meeting rooms, foyers, and hospitality suites for private investor meet-ups after the pitches.

Announcer: Danver Chandler

15:00 - 15:10

Meetings in VR

Get-Together in virtual offices around the globe without the hassle of traveling.

Viarium

15:10 - 16:00

Lunch

16:00 - 17:00

Personal Time

Prepare for Desert Rose Party.

17:00

Depart for Red Dunes. Lobby

50 Jeeps ready to transport to Red Dunes and Bab Al Shams

17:45

Sunset Trip to the Red Dunes

Sunset and Cocktail at the Red Dunes.

19:00

Depart to Desert Rose Party

Transfer to Al Hadeerah

19:30

Desert Rose Party at Bab Al Shams

Dinner and Vimana Presentation

21:00

Sponsored by Vimana

Pyro-Show by Shin, the performer of the 2018 Winter Olympics PyengChang.
DJ: Nils Set
DJ: Fleyta Set

Day 3. May 5

Gallery at Meydan Hotel

07:00

Breakfast The Meydan Hotel

Farriers Restaurant

10:15 - 10:40

Special Debate - Opportunities and Challenges of Running Centralized Crypto Exchanges around the world

What does data sovereignty mean to people in light of Cambridge Analytica and Facebook? What are the solutions? One of the key executives of Cambridge Analytica and former high-rank executive from Facebook share their stories about the danger of social media and how new decentralized systems must exist to support data sovereignty.

What does data sovereignty mean to people in light of Cambridge Analytica and Facebook? What are the solutions? One of the key executives of Cambridge Analytica and former high-rank executive from Facebook share their stories about the danger of social media and how new decentralized systems must exist to support data sovereignty.

Moderator: Joshua Hong

Brittany Kaiser

Henry Liu

Maja Vujinovic

Krzysztof Gagaki

11:45 - 12:25

Panel Discussion #5 - The latest trends in ICOs and the effect of securitization.

We want to hear live from the sharpest ICO operators who are in the trenches of finishing off their ICOs literally as we speak. The juiciest details about the latest trends and tactics on avoiding pitfalls and maximizing sales and the importance of community.

Moderator: Joshua Hong

Christian Ferri

Gourish Singla

Donald Gao

Carlos Domingo

12:25 - 12:50

Keynote: Why we must stick together - in Puerto Rico?

Chairman of Bitcoin Foundation shares his vision of turning Puerto Rico into a major epicenter of cryptocurrency

Brock Pierce

13:10 - 13:35

Panel Discussion #6 - The role of traditional and social media in implementing Blockchain technologies.

We have invited some of the most prolific bloggers and YouTube influencers in the ICO business. We want to hear from them what can make or break an ICO and why.

Moderator: Miguel Francis-Santiago

Nicholas Merten

Shashwat Gupta

Michael Gu

Suppo Michael

13:35 - 14:00

Panel Discussion #7 - Vision of Arabic Blockchain Community and the Future of the Regional Economic Development

This panel talk about Smart City Dubai.

Moderator: Muhammad Salman Anjum

Dr. Marwan Alzarouni

Waseem Mamlouk

Tareq Bin Jumah

H.E. Khurram Shroff

Nabeel Abdullah Almoalimi

14:00 - 15:40

ICO Pitch

9х 10-min ICO Pitches in the Gallery and 10 dedicated meeting rooms, foyers, and hospitality suites for private investor meet-ups after the pitches.

Announcer: Danver Chandler

15:40 - 16:05

Presentation + Panel Discussion #8 - How do we educate and inspire the masses of the overcharging impact of Blockchain and decentralization movement?

The prolific media host for RT.com and the co-founder of Cryptolium talks about the importance of making emotional connection with people about blockchain. And, some of the leading thinkers and innovators of crypto media share their vision and lessons learned.

Moderator: Joshua Hong

Miguel Francis-Santiago

Nicolette Kahen

Marc Scarpa

16:05 - 17:00

Lunch

16:00 - 17:00

Break

17:00

Departure for Party on the Yacht. Lobby

30 Tesla cars are ready to transport you to the largest Futuristic Yacht in the Gulf.

18:00 - 24:00

Party on the Yacht.

Enjoy a peaceful sunset and a fruitful networking at the Yacht Party

Day 4. May 6

Meydan Hotel

06:00 - 09:00

Air Balloon in Desert with Falcons (optional)

Day 4 is about emotions and an unforgettable experience for the guests. We invite to hot air balloons in the desert for everyone who is ready for the adventure.